***What Are You Smoking, June 2023?***

[JimInks]

A couple of minutes away from smoking year 2012 Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown early 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Had to play traffic cop to keep Abner the Eager and Tomato the Brave from each other's food.

 

[Auxsender]

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Burley Morning Pipe I’m a cob. About to dig into a bacon egg and cheese at my favorite Nashville dive. Black Abbey 44 Porter going very nicely with the bmp. Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday!

Looks great. I live in East nash. Where’s that?

 

[alwayslit]

Getting one last smoke in before I hit the road. KBV Jupiter Slices in a Rubio.

 

[Hillcrest]

I was reading a book slow smoking loosely packed Lane 1-Q in the newly reemed Vauen Olaf bent egg and went an hour and twenty minutes before it went out naturally. It almost died out two times and I had to puff a bit to reignite the ember. No tamping either just dumped ash. I think this is the longest I have ever gone with that bowl (20mmx46mm).

 

[warren99]

I read a blog that said too much cake can cause a pipe bowl to crack. I don't know if that's true but since the cake in my Vauen bent egg was more than a nickel in width I decided to reem the bowl this morning to just above the draft hole which is dead center bottom. I left a thin layer all around. I was surprised at how sweet the bowl smelled afterwards. I guess Lane 1-Q has some ghosting properties. I then loaded a bowl of Lane 1-Q with some sutliffe 507-c on top and Wow ! The flavor is much improved. And ... it holds a little more tobacco now !! Nice slow smoke today. Might reem the Savinelli tommorrow.

Removing the old carbons always sweetens the smoke for me.

 

[PA Piper Mike]

Beautiful afternoon after some heavy rains with some Peterson Flake and a Summer Shandy

 

[warren99]

Arango Balkan Supreme in a Ser Jacopo Rowlette Maxima Lumberman.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Peterson Kells XL90 and WCC Viral Vanilla.

 

[TN Jed]

More Briar Fox in a Mike Bay Lovat

 

[kg.legat0]

2020 GLP Embarcadero in a basket pipe - drinking an IPA and watching the grill from the window - wishing you folks a pleasant Sunday eve!

 

[PaulRVA]

Ser Jacopo Picta Picasso with MB Vanilla Flake

 

[jakesmokes]

How do you like the 9B ? I have several deluxe but haven't picked up 1 yet.

Love them! Picked up a dark smooth before this one and I really enjoyed it so I got this one too. They both smoke dryer than my other deluxe systems for some reason.

 

[SBC]

Cascadia Campsite in my Ehrlich:

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Cascadia Campsite in my Ehrlich:

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What did you think of the Cascadia?

I picked up the set of plugs. I wasn't a fan of the one I cracked (not bad, not great, just meh). But I'm looking forward to trying the others.

 

[FurCoat]

Two more bowls of Saint Espresso in the yard cobs while I cut up 4 pounds of green beans from the garden. They are canned now.

 

[tfdickson]

2010 Navy Rolls in my Berggreen bamboo billiard.

 

[onestrangeone]

ODF in a Radice Billiard

 

[bobpnm]

Big Tex-Mex dinner calls for a Perdimo Lot 23 and a strong cup of Cafe Bustelo. Another gorgeous North Florida evening!

 

[JimRoseLV]

Having some SPC Hogshead in a little piccolo.

 

[PipeIT]

Celebrating with a bowl of C&D House Reserve in my birth year Peterson Donegal Rocky 504 and a glass of Powers Three Swallows Irish Whiskey.
Here's to 43. Sláinte!
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Happy Birthday!

Take care, be well, have a great summer!